Plant Manager-122915

Job Title - Plant Manager - Waste Management

Salary - £55,000 - £65,000 per annum depending on experience, plus Veolia benefits *listed below

Location - Southwark IWMF, 43 Devon Street, London, SE15 1AL

Hours - Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

At Veolia, the Plant Manager is responsible for strategically managing and developing the Southwark site which includes a Material Recovery Facility (MRF), Mechanical Biological Treatment plant (MBT), Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), Transfer Station, Haulage, Maintenance, Yellow plants, Weighbridge and Cleaning operations. The Plant Manager will have overall responsibility for circa 150 employees, so a strong leader is crucial to this role.

If you are an experienced Plant Manager, with the ability to achieve KPI targets and drive continuous improvements through empowerment and good leadership, please read on...

What you’ll do

Main duties include :

• Full P&L responsibility (budget and delivery) for 5 costs centres: MRF, MBT, Transfer Station, HWRC and Haulage.

• Overall responsibility for operational staff and industrial process

• Ensure processes and operations are in line with operational plans, with a focus on cost control and risk management.

• Design, implement and review safe systems of work with the view to continuously reduce risks to personnel, contractors and visitors.

• Maintain a high standard of staff performance through coaching, training and development, whilst having responsibility for performance management of all staff.

• Ensure adherence to all Veolia HR policies and procedures, including absence management and disciplinary and grievance procedures.

• Monitor quality of products (recyclates and solid fuel) and ensure they meet pre-set specifications.

• Monitor and review strategies to ensure quality of waste supplied to the site. 

• Critically analyse performance data against agreed KPI and report to the General Manager.

• Identify, develop and implement improvement strategies focusing on availability and operational expenditures.

• Review and manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes. 

• Review and manage business continuity plans.

• Responsibility to be part of the emergency coordination team.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding operational matters building and maintaining strong relationships.

Qualifications

The experience you will need

Essential :

• Strong leadership and people skills with a strong process-driven background.

• Excellent communicator with excellent work ethics. 

• Positive thinker with the desire to drive continuous improvement.

• Higher education or experience in a production environment.

• Experience within the waste industry.

• Experience managing large teams.

Desirable :

• COTC - Transfer Stations or Treatment

Benefits you will receive within this role are

• Eligible for Annual Performance Bonus

• Eligible for Company Car Or Company Car Allowance

• The option to join the Veolia Pension Scheme

• Private Medical Care 

• Access to Veolia Rewards, benefits and discounts

• 25 days annual leave + statutory bank holidays 

Who is Veolia?

We are the UK leader in Environmental Solutions. We offer services and expertise in waste, water and energy management helping to build a more sustainable future. As a global organisation, our work focuses on delivering simple but innovative solutions to preserving natural resources, reducing pollution and protecting our environment.

Veolia is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

 United Kingdom-England-Southwark

Information

• Location: Southwark, United Kingdom

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Taxonomy

• Facility Management
• Utility Management
• Operations Management
• Water and Wastewater Manager